BILL NUMBER: AB 1147	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   1071
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 7, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 19, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 28, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 20, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Honda, Dickerson, Havice, and
Steinberg
   (Principal coauthors:  Senators Johnston and Ortiz)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Cunneen, Lempert, and
Machado)
   (Coauthors:  Senators McPherson and Sher)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Section 12657 of, and to add Sections 12582.7,
12585.8, 12585.9, 12643, 12661.2, 12670.7, 12670.8, 12670.14,
12670.16, 12670.20, 12684.2, 12684.4, 12684.6, 12684.8, 12706.3,
12721.5, 12721.7, and 12721.8 to, and to repeal and add Section
12585.7 of, the Water Code, relating to water.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1147, Honda.  Flood control.
   (1) Existing law provides for state cooperation with the federal
government in the construction of specified flood control projects.
Existing law provides that, in order for flood control projects to be
eligible for state funds, a project is required to be authorized by
the Legislature before it is authorized by Congress.
   This bill would repeal that requirement.  The bill would require a
flood management project that receives financial assistance under
The State Water Resources Law of 1975 or The Flood Control Law of
1946 to meet prescribed requirements prior to state authorization.
The bill would revise requirements relating to the payment of
prescribed nonfederal costs for projects authorized by the
Legislature on or after January 1, 2002, and for specified small
flood management projects for which prescribed findings are made on
or after January 1, 2002.  The bill would require the Reclamation
Board or the Department of Water Resources to review each flood
control project prior to authorization for the purpose of determining
whether the project's hydraulic impacts are mitigated, as required
by the California Environmental Quality Act.  The bill would require
a local agency, prior to receiving prescribed payments or
reimbursements for flood control costs for projects authorized on or
after January 1, 2001, to enter into an agreement with the department
or Reclamation Board with regard to liability, as prescribed.
   (2) The bill would adopt and authorize a specified flood
protection project for the Upper Guadalupe River in the County of
Santa Clara, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be
appropriated by the Legislature for state cooperation, upon the
recommendation and advice of the department, in an amount that the
bill would prohibit from exceeding 60% of the nonfederal costs of the
project, as prescribed.  The bill would authorize the department to
pay 50% of the nonfederal capital costs of the recreation and fish
and wildlife enhancement features of the project.  The bill would
require the Santa Clara Valley Water District to carry out the
project and to give prescribed assurances to the Secretary of the
Army, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.
   (3) The bill would adopt and authorize prescribed projects for
flood control in the City of Sacramento and the Counties of
Sacramento and Sutter at an estimated cost to the state of the sum
that may be appropriated by the Legislature for state participation
upon the recommendation and the advice of the department or the
Reclamation Board.
   (4) The bill would adopt and authorize specified projects for
flood protection and integrated resource management in the Colusa
Basin in accordance with prescribed documents, at an estimated cost
to the state of the sum that may be appropriated by the Legislature
for state participation, upon the recommendation and advice of the
department or the board.  The bill would authorize the state, local
public agencies, and other entities to cooperate with appropriate
federal agencies with regard to the planning, design, environmental
compliance, financing, and construction of those projects.
   The bill would prohibit the expenditure of state funds for those
projects unless specified requirements are met.
   The bill would authorize the board, if required by the Secretary
of the Interior, to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of
the Interior that the local cooperation will be furnished by the
state in connection with the flood control and fish, wildlife, and
recreational enhancement features of the projects, if the local
agency, by binding agreement with the board, has agreed to assume
certain obligations.
   (5) The bill would adopt and authorize the project for flood
control in the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA), known as the
LACDA project, in accordance with the approval of the Congress of
the United States and prescribed documents, at an estimated  cost to
the state of the sum that may be appropriated by the Legislature for
state cooperation, upon the recommendation and advice of the
department, in an amount that the bill would prohibit from exceeding
60% of the nonfederal costs of the project.  The bill would make the
authorization of the project contingent upon the adoption of a
specified plan and a prescribed determination.  The bill would
require the district to give prescribed assurances that the required
local cooperation will be furnished in connection with the project
and to carry out the project, thereby imposing a state-mandated local
program.
   (6) The bill would authorize a project for flood control on the
Tule River, Success Reservoir Enlargement Project, in accordance with
a prescribed report by the Chief of Engineers of the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum
that may be appropriated by the Legislature for state cooperation,
upon the recommendation and advice of the Reclamation Board.  The
bill would authorize the parties to the Tule River Improvement Joint
Powers Agreement, in lieu of the Reclamation Board, to carry out the
design and construction of the Success Reservoir Enlargement Project
and to give prescribed assurances to the Secretary of the Army in
connection with that project.
   (7) The bill would adopt and authorize the project for flood
protection along the Feather River and Yuba River in accordance with
a prescribed report prepared by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, upon the recommendation, advice, and approval of the
Reclamation Board, as prescribed.
   (8) The bill would authorize the project for flood control on the
San Lorenzo River, in accordance with a prescribed final report, and
as authorized by a prescribed federal act, at an estimated cost to
the state of the sum that may be appropriated for state cooperation
by statute, upon the recommendation and advice of the department.
The bill would require the City of Santa Cruz to carry out the
project and to give prescribed assurances to the Secretary of the
Army in connection with the project, thereby imposing a
state-mandated local program.  The bill would make state funding
contingent on the provision of funds for the project in either the
annual Budget Act or a general obligation bond act.  The bill would
prescribe related matters.
   (9) The bill would authorize a project for flood control on the
Santa Ana River at Norco Bluffs in accordance with a prescribed
report by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be
appropriated for state cooperation by the Legislature, upon the
recommendation and advice of the Department of Water Resources.  The
bill would require the Riverside County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District to carry out the project and to give prescribed
assurances to the Secretary of the Army in connection with the
project, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.  The bill
would prescribe related matters.
   (10) The bill would authorize a project for habitat restoration at
Gunnerson Pond, in accordance with a prescribed report by the Chief
of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, at an
estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated for
state cooperation by the Legislature, upon the recommendation and
advice of the department, in an amount that the bill would prohibit
from exceeding 60% of the nonfederal costs of the project.  The bill
would authorize the department to pay 50% of the nonfederal capital
costs of the recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement features of
the project.  The bill would require the Riverside County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District to carry out the project and
to give prescribed assurances to the Secretary of the Army in
connection with the project, thereby imposing a state-mandated local
program.  The bill would prescribe related matters.
  (11) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   (12) The bill would make related findings and declarations.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that the impacts of
flooding can be reduced through better coordination of floodplain
management decisions.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the
Governor establish a floodplain management task force with broad
membership from the local, state, and federal government and
stakeholders with an interest in flood control.  If the task force is
established, it is the intent of the Legislature that it examine
specific issues related to state and local floodplain management,
including, but not limited to, features that substantially reduce
potential flood damages, and make recommendations for more effective
statewide floodplain management policies.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12582.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12582.7.  (a) A flood management project that receives financial
assistance under this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
12800) shall meet all of the following requirements prior to state
authorization:
   (1) The project shall qualify for federal financial assistance
under the requirements applicable to federal water resource
development projects and shall be federally authorized.  Projects may
be authorized pursuant to a Chief Engineers' report, but shall not
be eligible for state financial assistance until authorized by
Congress.
   (2) The total annual benefit of providing protection from flood
damages shall exceed the annual cost of the project allocable to
flood management.  The project shall be designed to produce the
greatest feasible reduction in flood damages in the most efficient
manner practicable, with due regard for environmental and
recreational considerations, and local economic conditions.
   (3) The project's nonfederal sponsor, or other appropriate local
agency, shall be in compliance with Section 701b-12 of Title 33 of
the United States Code, which requires the preparation, adoption, and
implementation of a floodplain management plan designed to reduce
the impacts of future floods.  All local communities benefiting from
the project shall have an ordinance consistent with the National
Flood Insurance Program's model floodplain management ordinance.
   (4) The project shall avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to
environmental and recreational values.
   (5) Project planning documents shall include an evaluation of
opportunities to include multipurpose objectives.  The nonfederal
sponsor shall accommodate other partners that provide the costs of
including multipurpose objectives that the nonfederal sponsor
determines are compatible with the project's schedule and primary
flood management purpose.
   (b) (1) The Reclamation Board or department, in its advisory role,
shall provide sufficient review and oversight in the initial scoping
process, feasibility evaluation, environmental review, and project
approval processes for flood management projects to determine whether
the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) are met.  The
department or the Reclamation Board shall inform the nonfederal
sponsor and any local sponsor whether the project meets the
requirements set forth in subdivision (a) during the feasibility
evaluation and environmental review process.  Prior to state
authorization, the department or the Reclamation Board shall submit a
report to the Legislature that indicates whether the project meets
the requirements set forth in subdivision (a).
   (2) The implementation of paragraph (1) in any fiscal year is
contingent upon the appropriation of sufficient funds, as determined
by the department, for the purposes of carrying out that paragraph.
   (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the
department or the Reclamation Board may recommend, and the
Legislature may authorize, flood control projects for which the total
annual benefit of providing protection from flood damages does not
exceed the annual cost of the project allocable to flood management
if the project increases the level of flood protection for state
transportation facilities or state water supply facilities.
  SEC. 3.  Section 12585.7 of the Water Code is repealed.
  SEC. 4.  Section 12585.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12585.7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639), or Chapter 3 (commencing
with Section 12800), the following requirements apply to projects
authorized by the Legislature on or after January 1, 2002, and to
small flood management projects authorized by Section 12750 for which
the department makes the findings required by Section 12750.1 on or
after January 1, 2002.
   (a) The state shall pay 50 percent of the nonfederal capital costs
required by Section 2213 of Title 33 of the United States Code.
   (b) The state shall pay 50 percent of the nonfederal capital costs
of fish, wildlife, and recreation mitigation.
   (c) The state shall pay 50 percent of the nonfederal planning and
engineering costs required by Section 2215(b) of Title 33 of the
United States Code and the nonfederal design costs required by
Section 2215(c) of Title 33 of the United States Code.
   (d) The state share of the nonfederal capital costs authorized in
subdivision (a), (b), and (c) may be increased by up to an additional
20 percent, to a maximum of 70 percent, upon the recommendation of
the department or the Reclamation Board, if either entity determines
that the project will result in a significant contribution to any of
the following objectives:
   (1) Protects, creates, enhances, or provides opportunities for
enhancement of endangered species, riparian, aquatic, terrestrial, or
other important habitats.
   (2) Protects or enhances open space.
   (3) Develops or enhances recreational opportunities that include,
but shall not be limited to, picnic areas, foot and bike paths, and
provides public access to all or nearly all of the project works,
except those areas where public access would constitute a threat to
public safety or habitat or would constitute a trespass on private
property.
   (4) Increases the level of flood protection within the benefitted
area of the project, if that area has a median household income that
is less than 120 percent of the poverty level, as defined by the
Department of Finance, Population Research Unit, for the year in
which the project would be authorized.
   (5) Increases the level of flood protection for state
transportation facilities or state water supply facilities.
   (e) (1) The department or Reclamation Board shall include their
recommendations with regard to increased cost sharing in the report
prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12582.7, if so
prepared, or in any addendum to that report.
   (2) The department or Reclamation Board shall determine whether
the project will result in a significant contribution to the
prescribed objectives based upon substantial evidence in the record.
The department shall develop, by regulation pursuant to Section
12601, criteria for making the determinations as to whether projects
will make significant contributions to the objectives described in
subdivision (d).
   (f) The state payments under subdivisions (a) and (b) are subject
to Section 12585.1.  State payments under subdivision (c) are not
subject to Section 12585.1.
  SEC. 5.  Section 12585.8 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12585.8.  For all projects funded in accordance with Section
12585.7, the local agency shall receive credit against its share for
the value of the lands, easements, and rights-of-way, for lands
required for the project, to the extent authorized under federal law.
  The amount of the credit shall be determined by the department or
the Reclamation Board by applying the percentage amount determined in
12585.7 to the actual amount of any credit determined by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers.
  SEC. 6.  Section 12585.9 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12585.9.  The department or the Reclamation Board shall review
flood control projects prior to authorization for the purposes of
determining whether the project's individual and cumulative hydraulic
impacts are mitigated, as required by Division 13 (commencing with
Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.  The department or the
Reclamation Board shall include the determination in the report to
the Legislature required by subdivision (b) of Section 12582.7, if
the report is prepared.
  SEC. 7.  Section 12643 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12643.  Prior to any local agency receiving payment or
reimbursement pursuant to Section 12585.5 or 12585.7, for projects
authorized on or after January 1, 2001, the agency shall enter into
an agreement with the department or Reclamation Board pursuant to
which the agency agrees to indemnify and hold and save the state, and
its officers, agents, and employees, harmless from any and all
liability for damages, as provided in Sections 12642 and 12828.
  SEC. 8.  Section 12657 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   12657.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 1 (commencing
with Section 12570) and this chapter, the Reclamation Board shall
give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the
local cooperation, required by Section 3 of the act of Congress
approved December 22, 1944 (P.L. 534, 78th Congress, Second Session),
Section 2 of the act of Congress approved August 18, 1941 (P.L. 228,
78th Congress, First Session), and Section 103 of the act of
Congress approved November 17, 1986 (P.L.  99-662, 99th Congress,
Second Session) will be furnished by the state in connection with the
flood control projects authorized and adopted in Sections 12648,
12648.1, 12648.2, 12648.3, 12648.4, 12648.5, 12648.6, 12648.7,
12649.1, 12650, 12651, 12652, 12654, 12656.5, 12661.2, 12661.5,
12666, 12667, 12670.2, 12670.7, 12670.10, 12670.14, and 12670.20 and
on any flood control projects on any stream flowing into or in the
Sacramento Valley or the San Joaquin Valley heretofore or hereafter
approved and authorized by Congress.
   (b) Assurances provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be
made until the local agency, by binding agreement with the
Reclamation Board, has agreed to assume all obligations under
Sections 12585 to 12585.5, inclusive.
  SEC. 9.  Section 12661.2 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12661.2.  (a) The project for flood control on the Tule River,
Success Reservoir Enlargement Project, is adopted and authorized
substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of
Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, in the report
"Tule River Basin Investigation, California, Feasibility Report,"
dated April 1999, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that
may be appropriated by the Legislature for state cooperation, upon
the recommendation and advice of the Reclamation Board.
   (b) The agencies that are parties to the Tule River Improvement
Joint Powers Agreement may, in lieu of the Reclamation Board, give
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the
nonfederal cooperation required by federal law will be furnished in
connection with the project for flood control adopted and authorized
in subdivision (a).
   (c) The agencies that are parties to the Tule River Improvement
Joint Powers Agreement, in conjunction with the Department of the
Army, may, in lieu of the Reclamation Board, carry out the design and
construction of the Success Reservoir Enlargement Project and may
make modifications and amendments as necessary to carry out the
project for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570)
and this chapter.
  SEC. 10.  Section 12670.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12670.7.  (a) The project for flood protection along the Feather
River and Yuba River is adopted and authorized substantially in
accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers, in the report entitled "Yuba
River Basin Investigation, California Feasibility Report."
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 12585.5, the
nonfederal engineering costs and the nonfederal design costs required
by Section 2215 (b) and (c) of Title 33 of the United States Code,
with regard to the project described in subdivision (a), are eligible
for reimbursement by the state before federal and state
authorization and before the appropriation of construction funds by
Congress.
   (c) Funds shall be appropriated for the project in the annual
Budget Act.
  SEC. 11.  Section 12670.8 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12670.8.  (a) The project for flood protection measures on the
Upper Guadalupe River in Santa Clara County is adopted and authorized
substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of
Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in a report
dated August 19, 1998, or as that report may be subsequently
modified, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be
appropriated by the Legislature for state cooperation, upon the
recommendation and advice of the department.  The department may pay
50 percent of the nonfederal capital costs of the recreation and fish
and wildlife enhancement features of the project.
   (b) The Santa Clara Valley Water District shall give assurances
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that local cooperation
required by the final report of the Chief of Engineers of the United
States Army Corps of Engineers will be furnished by the district in
connection with the project for flood control adopted and authorized
in subdivision (a).
   (c) The Santa Clara Valley Water District, in conjunction with the
Department of the Army, shall carry out the plans and project and
may make modifications and amendments to the plans as necessary to
carry out the plans for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 12570) and this chapter.
  SEC. 12.  Section 12670.14 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12670.14.  The following projects in areas within the City of
Sacramento and the Counties of Sacramento and Sutter are adopted and
authorized at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be
appropriated by the Legislature for state participation upon the
recommendation and advice of the department or the Reclamation Board:

   (a) The project for flood control in the Natomas and North
Sacramento areas adopted and authorized by Congress in Section 9159
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1993 (P.L.
102-396) substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the
Chief of Engineers in the report entitled "American River Watershed
Investigation" dated July 1, 1992.
   (b) The project for flood control along the American and
Sacramento Rivers adopted and authorized by Congress in Section 101
(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 substantially
in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in
the report entitled "American River Watershed Project, California"
dated June 27, 1996, as modified by Congress in Section 366 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
   (c) The project to modify Folsom Dam adopted and authorized by
Congress in Section 101(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999, as described in the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Supplemental Information Report for the American River Watershed
Project, California, dated March 1996, as modified by the report
entitled "Folsom Dam Modification Report, New Outlets Plan," dated
March 1998, prepared by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.
   (d) The project for flood control, environmental restoration, and
recreation along south Sacramento County streams adopted and
authorized by Congress in Section 101(a)(7) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999 as described in the report of the Chief of
Engineers entitled "South Sacramento County Streams, California"
dated October 6, 1998.
  SEC. 13.  Section 12670.16 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12670.16.  With regard to the projects for flood control
authorized in Section 12670.14, the Sacramento Area Flood Control
Agency shall be reimbursed pursuant to Section 12585.5 for any costs
of those projects that the agency advances on behalf of the
department or Reclamation Board, provided that prior to any such
reimbursement, the agency shall execute an agreement with the
department under which it agrees to indemnify and hold the state
harmless from damages due to the construction, operation, or
maintenance of those projects and agrees to operate, maintain,
repair, replace, and rehabilitate those projects, or provide the
agreement of its appropriate member agency to do so.
  SEC. 14.  Section 12670.20 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12670.20.  (a) The projects for flood protection and integrated
resource management in the Colusa Basin are adopted and authorized
substantially in accordance with the "Colusa Basin Water Management
Program" dated February 1995 and its final environmental
documentation, at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may
be appropriated by the Legislature for state participation, upon the
recommendation and advice of the department or the Reclamation Board.

   (b) The state, any local public agency, or other entity may
cooperate with any federal agency with regard to the planning,
design, environmental compliance, financing, and construction of
projects authorized in subdivision (a).
   (c) No state funds shall be expended for the projects described in
subdivision (a) unless both of the following requirements are met:
   (1) Required environmental documentation has been completed.
   (2) The Reclamation Board has approved the Colusa Basin Water
Management Program and the projects described in subdivision (a).
   (d) Except as specified in subdivision (c), for projects
authorized in subdivision (a), the state shall pay both of the
following:
   (1) That portion of nonfederal capital costs attributable to flood
control required by Section 12585.5, or that may be required by
amendment to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570).
   (2) That portion of nonfederal costs for fish, wildlife, and
recreational enhancement features established by Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 12840).
   (e) If required by the Secretary of the Interior, the Reclamation
Board may give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior that the local cooperation authorized in subdivision (b)
will be furnished by the state in connection with the flood control
and fish, wildlife, and recreational enhancement features of the
projects described in subdivision (a).  Assurances provided pursuant
to this subdivision may not be made until the local agency, by
binding agreement with the Reclamation Board, has agreed to assume
all obligations under Sections 12585 to 12585.5, inclusive, and
Section 12642, or that may be required by amendment to Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 12570).
   (f) The Colusa Basin Drainage District, or other appropriate local
agency, shall establish and maintain a coordinated land use planning
and decisionmaking process within the watershed to avoid unmitigated
hydraulic impacts.
  SEC. 4.  Section 12684.2 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12684.2.  (a) The project for flood control in the Los Angeles
County Drainage Area (LACDA), known as the LACDA project, is adopted
and authorized substantially in accordance with the approval of the
Congress of the United States as indicated in, and the report of the
Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, and any supplement or
addendum to that report that results from discussions between
interested parties, as authorized by, Section 101(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640), at an
estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated by
the Legislature for state cooperation, upon the recommendation and
advice of the department, in an amount that may not exceed 60 percent
of the nonfederal costs of the project.
   (b) The authorization of the project is contingent upon the
adoption by Los Angeles County of a plan to undertake restoration
projects, including related habitat restoration and maintenance
projects, along the entire length of the Los Angeles River and
related tributaries and to increase parkland and recreational
opportunities along that river.  For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the plan, the county shall consider the comments of the
advisory committee convened pursuant to subdivision (c).
   (c) The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall convene an
advisory committee, comprised of experts and representatives of
organizations involved in river restoration, habitat restoration, and
community development relating to the Los Angeles River, to provide
input to the secretary and the County of Los Angeles in the
preparation and implementation of the plan.
   (d) The authorization of the project is contingent upon a
determination by the Secretary of the Resources Agency and the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors, after a public hearing, that the
project described in subdivision (a) is a multipurpose project that
includes, in addition to flood control features, river restoration,
wildlife and habitat restoration, or park and recreational features.

  SEC. 16.  Section 12684.4 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12684.4.  The Los Angeles County Flood Control District shall give
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local
cooperation required by the Water Resources Development Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-640), will be furnished by the district in connection
with the project for flood control adopted and authorized in Section
12684.2.
  SEC. 17.  Section 12684.6 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12684.6.  The Los Angeles County Flood Control District, in
conjunction with the Department of the Army, shall carry out the
plans and project described in Section 12684.2 and the district may
make modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to
carry out the project for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 12570) and this chapter.
  SEC. 18.  Section 12684.8 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12684.8.  The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall consult with
appropriate federal agencies to assess the desirability,
feasibility, and costs of modifying the flood control project
described in Section 12684.2, in accordance with Section 2309a of
Title 33 of the United States Code or other relevant law, to include
multipurpose features designed to maximize river habitat restoration,
parkland, and recreational opportunities consistent with flood
control objectives.  The secretary shall prepare and submit a report
to the Legislature, not later than March 1, 2001, concerning the
results of the consultation.
  SEC. 19.  Section 12706.3 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12706.3.  (a) The project for flood control on the San Lorenzo
River is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with
congressional approval and the final report of the Chief of Engineers
dated June 30, 1994, as authorized by Section 101 (a) (5) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-303), as amended,
at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated
for state cooperation by statute, upon the recommendation and advice
of the department.
   (b) The City of Santa Cruz shall give assurances satisfactory to
the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation required by that
final report will be furnished by the city in connection with the
project for flood control.
   (c) (1) The City of Santa Cruz, in conjunction with the Department
of the Army, shall carry out the project referred to in subdivision
(a) and may make modifications and amendments to the plans as may be
necessary to carry out the plans for the purposes of Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 12750) and this chapter.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 12639, if there are any major
modifications or amendments to the plans that result in a substantial
increase in the costs to the state for any estimated cost for the
project, no money shall be reallocated by the state in aid of that
portion of the project until the revised plans have been reviewed and
approved by the department.  The department shall approve the
revised plans if the department determines that the benefits of the
proposed works of improvement for the revised project will exceed the
cost thereof and that the revised project appears to be the most
economical project plan, considering construction costs, land costs,
easements and rights-of-way costs, and operation and maintenance
costs.
   (d) State funding for the project is contingent on the provision
of funds for that purpose in either the annual Budget Act or a
general obligation bond act.  Reimbursement of the state share of the
nonfederal costs of the project shall be for those project costs
incurred on or after October 12, 1996, the date on which the project
was authorized by Congress, as set forth in Section 101(a)(5) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (P.L.  104-303).
  SEC. 20.  Section 12721.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12721.5.  (a) The project for flood control on the Santa Ana River
at Norco Bluffs is adopted and authorized substantially in
accordance with the final report of the Chief of Engineers of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers dated December 23, 1996, as
authorized by Section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-303), at an estimated cost to the state of the
sum that may be appropriated for state cooperation by the
Legislature, upon the recommendation and advice of the department.
   (b) The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Army that the local cooperation required by the final report of the
Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers dated
December 23, 1996, will be furnished by the district in connection
with the project for flood control adopted and authorized in
subdivision (a).
   (c) The district, in conjunction with the Department of the Army,
shall carry out the plans and project and may make modifications and
amendments to the plans as may be necessary to carry out the plans
for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and
this chapter.
  SEC. 21.  Section 12721.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12721.7.  (a) The project for habitat restoration at Gunnerson
Pond is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the
final project modification report of the Chief of Engineers of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers dated October 1997, as
authorized by Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (P.L.                                            99-662), and as
previously authorized by Section 12750, at an estimated cost to the
state of the sum that may be appropriated for state cooperation by
the Legislature upon the recommendation and advice of the department,
in an amount that may not exceed 60 percent of the nonfederal costs
of the project.  The department may pay 50 percent of the nonfederal
capital costs of the recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement
features of the project.
   (b) The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Army that the local cooperation required by the project modification
report of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers dated October 1997 will be furnished by the district in
connection with the project adopted and authorized in subdivision
(a).
   (c) The district, in conjunction with the Department of the Army,
shall carry out the plans and project and may make modifications and
amendments to the plans as may be necessary to carry out the plans
for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and
this chapter.
  SEC. 22.  Section 12721.8 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   12721.8.  Any local entity, for the purposes of carrying out a
project authorized by Sections 12661.2, 12670.7, 12670.8, 12670.14,
12670.20, 12684.2, 12706.3, 12721.5, and 12721.5, may use, whenever
feasible, the services of the California Conservation Corps and
certified local conservation corps.
  SEC. 23.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.
